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A busboy with an inferiority complex and a driving ambition to become a millionaire, quickly rises to become a head waiter, but the respect he craves continues to allude him. When he marries a Nazi gym teacher, the Czechs despise him even more, while the Germans barely tolerate him. Rare stamps taken from wealthy Jews make his .. Read more

Starring Ivan Barnev, Oldrich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch, Martin Huba
Director Jirí Menzel
Genres Drama, Romance

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I Served the King of England

A busboy with an inferiority complex and a driving ambition to become a millionaire, quickly rises to become a head waiter, but the respect he craves continues to allude him. When he marries a Nazi gym teacher, the Czechs despise him even more, while the Germans barely tolerate him. Rare stamps taken from wealthy Jews make his dream come true after the war, but his first-class hotel is soon nationalized by the Communists and he ends his life in poverty and isolation.

Starring Ivan Barnev, Oldrich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch, Martin Huba, Marián Labuda, Milan Lasica, Josef Abrhám, Jirí Lábus, Jaromír Dulava, Pavel Nový
Director Jirí Menzel
Studio ARROW FILMS
Run time DVD: 1 hr 54 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Drama, Romance
Language Czech
Subtitles English
Released DVD: 17 Nov 2008
Production year: 2008
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of

    Thirty years after first collaborating with pre-eminent Czech author Bohumil Hrabal on his breakthrough new wave... read more on Time Out

    • Wally Hammond, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 10 out of 10 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    don't bother...

    what a disappointment! If you saw Closely Observed Trains, you'lll be expecting something equally subtle, engaging and moving. Think again- this film is more like a Stella ad: great to look at, with nothing to engage or move you (unless sentimental musing is your thing). Want quirky Eastern gripping surrealism? Rent The Tin Drum...

      • A customer from croydon
      • Posted 23 Nov 2008 09:51

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  • Rated - 2 stars

    Tried hard but failed to deliver

    This film was a little too quirky for its own good. It was difficult to sympathise with the main character.

      • A customer from Yorkshire
      • Posted 02 Sep 2009 23:11

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      • A busboy with an inferiority complex and a driving ambition to become a millionaire, quickly rises to become a head waiter, but the respect he craves continues to allude him. When he marries a Nazi ...